27 May 1940
Ankenes Advance
Polish troops advance across Ankenes toward Narvik.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Ankenes in Poland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Polish troops advance across Ankenes toward Narvik.
Polish forces advance across Ankenes toward Narvik.
Bohusz-Szyszko's Polish Highland Brigade advances across Ankenes to encircle Narvik from the south.
Polish troops help close the Allied ring around Narvik.
Polish forces help close the ring around Narvik from the south.
Polish troops under Bohusz-Szyszko capture Ankenes and help close the Allied ring around Narvik.
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